Combined door handle and fastener



July 13 1926. 1,592,670

H. M. MARSHALL COMBINED DOOR HANDLE AND FASTENER Filed Feb. 7, 1924 Patented July 13, 1926.

HORACE MVMABSHALL, F VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI.

COMBINED DOOR HANDLE AND FASTENEB.

Application filed February 7, 1924. Serial No. 681,135.

This invention relates to door locks or fasteners and more particularly to a combined handle and fastener especially designed for use on automobile doors.

The object of the invention is to provide a combined handle and fastener which shall be easy to operate, exceptionally simple and cheap to construct, and which will firmly hold the door so as to prevent rattling.

In order thatthe invention may be readily understood, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawin'gs forming part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is afragmentary elevation of a part of a doorand door frame showing my improved fastener applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection substantially on the line 2+2'of Fig.1;

Fi 3 is a vertical section substantially on the hue 3-3of-Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the two improved handle members which I employ, these members being shown separated; and

Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 designates a door which may be of an desired type, and 2 indicates the frame. s shown in Fig. 2, and as is usual in vehicle construction, the frame and door are substantially in alinement when the door is closed.

My improved combined handle and fastener comprises a pair of similar separable members best shown in Fig. 4, and designated A and B, respectively. Each of these members comprises a shank or handle portion 3 having at one end a laterally offset hub or boss 4, which bosses, when the parts are assembled, receive the door between them. By virtue of this construction the handle portions 3 are spaced from and extend substantially parallel with the respective inner and outer surfaces of the door, the free ends of the handle portions being turned inwardly toward each other as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Thus space for a hand hold is provided between the boss 4 and inturned end 5 of each member.

Referrin more particularly to Figs. 4 and 5, it Wlll be seen that each member carries, projecting centrally from the boss thereof, a half-round shaft 6 and that adjacent each half-round shaft there is formed in the hub or boss 4 a half-round socket 7.

It is therefore clear that the two parts can be assembled to form a U-shaped structure by lacing the flat faces of the half-round sha t portions 6 together and then moving them endwise relative to each other so that the free end of each is caused to enter the socket in the other member. The members are held in this assembled relation by means of pins 10 which pass through alined openlngs 8 and 9 formed in the shaft hubs or bosses and shaft ends respectively. Preferably in manufacturing these handle elements or members each comprises but a single casting, the half-round shaft 6 being formed integral with the hub or boss and handle portion. This greatly simplifies the manufacture and assembly of my improved device.

In applying my improved fastener to a door all that is necessary is to bore a hole for reception of the shaft formed by the two half-round portions 6, and then insert these two half-round portions into such hole from opposite sides, finally driving in the pins 10 to hold the parts in position. By having shaft portions 6 of exactly the proper length it is not even necessary to employ washers under the hubs or bosses, but in the drawing such washers have been shown at 11 as being possibly desirable in some cases.

Secured to the inside face of the frame 2 is a plate 12 which as shown in Fig. 3 is vertically bevelled or wedge shape, being relatively thin at its upper edge, and increas ing in thickness downwardly. One vertical edge 13 of this plate projects slightly into the door opening beyond the inner edge of the frame and constitutes a stop against whichv the door abuts. Preferably the side of such projecting edge next to the door is provided with a rubber cushion or buffer 14 to form a yielding surface against which the door may bear.

It will thus be obvious that when my improved handle members A and B are assembled to form a U-shaped structure and journalled in the door as shown in Fig. 2,

they may be swung from a vertical position toward a horizontal position, and as they approach the horizontal position the free ends 5 thereof embrace the door frame. The end 5 of the member B on the inside of the door travels down the inclined or bevelled face of the plate 12, thus drawing the door firmly against the rubber facing 14 of the stop 13, while the free end of the outer memher A is so' arranged that it does not come into actual contact with the outer surface of the frame; Owing to the fact that the handle members are approaching the horizontal position when the door is locked, the action of gravity or the vibration due to the running 01 the vehicle tend only to cause the handles to move further downward, thus constantly tending to hold the door tighter, thereby avoiding rattling and any possibility of loosening. The object of providing the member A on the outside of the door is of course to enable the door to be opened from the outside. This member A, however, has no locking function, the fastening of the door being accomplished solely by the inner member B bearing against the wedge-plate 1:2.

It will thus be apparent that I have provided a combined handle and fastener which is exceptionally simple in construction and eflicient in operation, and it is thought that the many advantages of my invention will be appreciated without further discussion.

IVhat I claim is:

1. A door fastener comprising a pivoted handle member journaled in the door, said member extending at one side only of the pivot and substantially parallel with the door but spaced therefrom and of sufficient length to provide room for a hand hold between the pivot and free end, such free end being turned inward toward the door and arranged, when the said member is swung toward the horizontal position, to engage the side of the door frame.

2. A door fastener comprising a handle member pivotally carried by the door, a plate secured to the inside of the door frame and having a vertically beveled face, the edge of said plate projecting beyond the inner edge of the door frame to form a stop against which the door abuts, and the free end of said handle member being arranged to engage the beveled surface of said plate and wedge the door into tight engagement with the stop when the handle member is swung toward horizontal position.

3. A door handle and fastener comprising a pair of similan separable members each having a handle portion and a bossat one end thereof, said boss having a half round,

shaft secured thereto and being provided adjacent such shaft with a socket to receive the free end of the half round shaft of the other member, said members and shaft portions, when assembled, constituting a U- shaped structure.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HORACE M. MARSHALL. 

